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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Doña Perfecta, a widow and resident of Orbajosa, a provincial town in deep Spain, agrees with her brother, who lives in Madrid, to preserve the family patrimony by marrying her daughter Rosario to her nephew Pepe, a brilliant engineer, whom she invites to visit Orbajosa and meet her cousin. Pepe Rey, educated in a more evolved environment, progressive although catholic, will be shocked by the bad impression he makes on both Doña Perfecta and the village pri...
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Page Count:
408
ISBN:
8437637392
ISBN13:
9788437637396
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similar in difficulty to Requiem por un campesino espa?ol (Spanish Edition) by Ramon Sender (2010-04-06)L31
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harder than Un combate y otros relatos (Seix Barral)L30
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harder than Proyecto KetchupL24
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easier than El amor en los tiempos del cóleraL37
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easier than Cien años de soledadL39
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similar in difficulty to Crónica de una muerte anunciadaL38
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harder than El guardián invisible: 1L30
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harder than Esperando al diluvio (Áncora & Delfín)L30
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harder than Todo esto te daré NovelaL31
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similar in difficulty to Transbordo en MoscúL34
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harder than La cara norte del corazón (Crimen y misterio)L31
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harder than Crónicas de la Torre I. El Valle de los Lobos: 1L24
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easier than Fuente Ovejuna: 137 (Letras Hispánicas)L41??
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Written in the 1870s, this is quite an enjoyable story about a man who moves from Madrid to a conservative and rural area of Spain to marry his cousin. The first half of the book, as the tension builds, is good fun.
The narrative style is (obviously) a bit dated. There are long dialogues which, especially later in the book, I got a bit tired of. However I was surprised at how straightforward this was to read. There are a few grammatical structures that are unusual in other books I have read, bu